Chat With Traders

112: Jorge Soltero – Reminiscences of a Trader at Hull Trading Co.—and a Sell-Side Career

Feb 16, 2017
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
2
Puerto Rico - What's It Like?
03:34 • 2min
3
Is Puerto Rico Part of the US Stock Exchange?
05:18 • 3min
4
Do You Still Have a Job?
08:28 • 3min
5
What Was Your First Job in Currency Trading?
11:07 • 4min
6
Floor Trading
15:20 • 2min
7
Trader in the Pit
17:43 • 2min
8
How Did You Get a Position at Whole Trading?
19:42 • 2min
9
The NCAA Tournament Question
22:07 • 4min
10
The Whole Trader Was Not Your Regular Trading Firm
26:10 • 3min
11
The Way That You Trade Changed When You Came Into Whole Trading
28:49 • 2min
12
How Much Disdiscretion Did You Have to Use?
30:34 • 3min
13
The Blackjack Influence on Trading
33:38 • 2min
14
How to Model Horse Racing Betting
35:22 • 3min
15
How to Get the Best People to Do the Best Tasks
38:03 • 2min
16
Goldman Sachs and the Team Aspect
40:32 • 2min
17
The Transition From Floor Trading to Trading Behind a Screen
42:13 • 3min
18
Is There a Difference Between Trading Options and Retail Brokerage?
45:00 • 3min
19
Is There a Difference Between Equity and Derivatives Trading?
47:57 • 3min
20
Is There Anything You Think Retail Traders Can Learn From Your Trading Career?
50:40 • 4min
21
How Do You Approach Position Size and Leverage?
55:09 • 3min
22
How Do You React to Order Flow?
57:53 • 2min
23
Trading ETFs
59:59 • 3min
24
Is There Anything Important About ETFs?
01:02:48 • 3min
25
ETF Management Fees and How They Work
01:05:22 • 2min
26
How Much Is the Tracking Error for ETF Management Fees?
01:07:50 • 3min
27
Chat With Traders - What's Your Twitter Address?
01:10:26 • 2min